Djibouti

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Djibouti

Land area: 8,486 sq miles (21,979 sq km)

Total area: 8,880 sq miles (23,000 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 740,528 (growth rate: 2.1%); birth rate: 25.58/1000; infant mortality rate: 56.6/1000; life expectancy: 60.7; density per sq km: 22

Capital City: Djibouti

Monetary unit: Djibouti franc

Languages: French and Arabic (both official), Somali, Afar

Ethnicity/race: Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian)

Religions: Islam 94%, Christian 6%

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